Species: Himalayan Honeysuckle or Flowering Nutmeg (Leycesteria formosa)
Family: Honeysuckles (CAPRIFOLIACEAE)
Category: Flowering Plants
Location: NW
A. Flowering Plants
More extensive information on flowering plants can be found in a separate blog post.
B. Honeysuckles (CAPRIFOLIACEAE)
This is principally a north temperate family, with leaves mainly opposite along the stem. Unlike the Bindweeds the climbing honeysuckles twine clockwise. The flowers are two-lipped with five joined petals.
C. Himalayan Honeysuckle or Flowering Nutmeg (Leycesteria formosa)
This is an introduced species well known to gardeners trying to deal with its vigorous tendencies.
